Category: Nonverbal Harassment

This morning walking to work at Bathurst and Adelaide in Toronto, ON, Canada – a white man riding his bike saw fit to spit on me and shout out racist and sexist commentary. On sharing this with a trusted friend, I received silence in response, guess this kind of abuse doesn’t warrant support in this … Continued

I was working at a fitness institute as a part-time worker, and a really creepy guy was working alongside me. One day while I was getting supplies from the storage room, he saw me inside and came in. He closed the door behind him and locked it. I had no idea what to make of … Continued

I am 13 years old. I was fooling around with one of my friends at a park and another one of our friends (11 fucking years old) and she got whistled at by about nine teenage boys. She flipped them off and continued on her way. Two minutes later one of the boys came around … Continued

What I hate about going out to busy places such as the grocery store are the flirty stares, the sexual slurs, the whisperings, the scary smirks. They’re all like predators who just found a piece of meat, ready to attack. What’s wrong with these people? And oh, I’m wearing a plain shirt, jeans and shoes.

To be honest I’ve experienced harassment since I was about 11 years old.. With long light blonde hair and blue eyes.. I remember even at that age people commenting on me, my appearance. My body .. And how I looked especially men and wanting to touch it.. I’ve received all types of harassment .. Some … Continued

It was a warm summer day and I was strolling through the city. I had bought a sandwich and sat down on a platform (a well known meeting point in my city, always crowded with people) to eat it. A group of +/- five men, all in their fifties and all drinking cheap beer, started … Continued

Walking my dog since I live in the area, was around 8 pm on a Saturday night and a creep started to follow me, watched me from across the street the entire time my dog took care of her business and was honestly just waiting to make a move and what he was planning to … Continued

Going grocery shopping is hell even when you’re not alone, so I brought my boyfriend to this King’s Sooper’s in downtown Denver and ended up having some creep follow me every time I was separated from my boyfriend. He managed to pull this weird maneuver where he got behind me when I thought I was … Continued